Another Year Older...

On the 17th of July, (which is today actually), yours truly turned yet another year older. I'm 18!! Man, I feel old. But first of all, there're many people I must thank.

First and foremost, my parents, thanks mum and dad for the lovely chocolates and novels. Then there's my youngest kid sister for the birthday card. And of course, all my wonderful fabulous friends!!



Presents!! I'd like to say a big thank to all my wonderful classmates!! :D Sunny, Danson, Chris, Geri, Ben and all the rest whom have contributed to making my birthday a wonderful day!


And here's the big shocker of the day. Last Sunday, while studying in the library, Sabrina casually asked me what I wanted for my birthday. So I jestingly said "A car". And guess what? I had the biggest shock of my life when I unwrapped their gift to see this...



And this. Is a remote-controlled toy car.








O.o Stunned tio. Hahaha.











But really guys, it's been an awesome birthday! I love you all!! XD Thanks for the cake during break time! It was a pleasant surprise.



Many thanks to my clique! XD Thanks Sab, Doris, Pris and Kia Ming =D


Tonight I had the customary birthday dinner at Jack's Place with my family. And I could officially and legally drink!! Then I got another birthday cake from my parents but I was too full to stuff another morsel of food down my oesophagus.


I'd just like to say a very very big THANK YOU to everyone whom has made today a most memorable day for me (:

A Shooting Affair

It was a dark and gloomy morning that greeted my hazy, sleep-filled vision as I slapped the button of my annoying alarm off. It was 6.35am on a Saturday morning. And I was going to have my very first Archery lesson that very morning. This very morning.

Then the skies opened up and rain fell upon the earth in harsh, unmerciful torrents.

By the time I got to school, I was soaked to the skin - shoes, bag and all, and looking pretty much like a luo tang ji. My mood was like starting to turn grey like the clouds above. And then while eating my breakfast in school (a peach tart), my peach slid off the custard and landed in a puddle of water. I think my agonised scream echoed around the atrium. No, I was just jesting, but seriously. My PEEEACH!!!

Oh and I realised I haven't even grazed the surface of the main topic of today's post. All right, so the whole bunch of us who signed up for Archery as our PE Games Elective were gathered in school this rainy morning, waiting for the bus to transport us to Yishun for our Archery lesson.

The first thought that zipped into my mind upon my first glance at the bow was "Oh, my gosh". Having watched Legolas and all the elves shoot arrows in Lord of the Rings, it never really occured to me that the actual bow used and seen in real life would be, well, so HUMONGOUS!!

Geez, the friggin' bow is nearly the same height as me!! I think it IS the same height as me. Omg, it's so HUGE la! I was like gaping at it. Then the instructors taught us the different components of a basic Recurve bow and how to hold it, load the arrow and blah blah blah. Finally it was time to try it out ourselves!

I slipped on the arm guard, picked up the bow (it's pretty heavy!), held it up and nocked the arrow on the bowstring. I rested three fingers on the bowstring and raised my bow to aim at the target board. Then I drew the string back (tension tension tension) and then released it. My arrow flew through the air, hit the target board and to my utmost horror, rebounded off the board, spun in the air and landed on the ground. My third arrow finally hit the board and stuck there with a satisfying THUD.

I must say, archery was an interesting experience. It's pretty fun and definitely very challenging, because... it's DAMN HARD to hit bull's eye. Sad to say, I was unable to hit a bull's eye after those 4 hours of lesson. But it was still enjoyable nevertheless.

My very first taste of archery on the 7th of July, 2007 (07/07/07) Haha, coolness. XD